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The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.

Mata Amritanandamayi

Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
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Body Control Happiness Mental Weakness
We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.
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Body Exercise Heart Suffering
Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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Achievement Cry Misery Person Soul Tears World
Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.
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Learning Place Service Suffering
A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, ‘I am everyone’s servant.’ Then the whole universe will bow down to us.
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Attitude Bow Bury Destroy Emerge Form Ourselves Reality Universe
One who goes after the taste of the tongue does not get to know the taste of the heart.
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Choice Heart Taste
In God’s vision, no inside or outside exists. Still, in the beginning, Mother is asking all to meditate on Him in the heart, in order to achieve concentration.
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Achievement Existence God Mom Meditation Order Vision
Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care.
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Care Happiness Intelligence Mindset Object Practice Solitude
If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.
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God Goodness Heart Life Time
You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.
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Grace Place Prediction Yourself
It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.
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Action Harmony Man Thinking World
The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while we are living.
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Allow Death Greatness Life Live Place Tragedy
Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.
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Anger Animal Emotion Experience Love Sorrow
Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
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Age Need Nourish Parents Spiritual Value Young
Just as the right hand comes to dress the wound on the left hand, we should see another person’s sorrows as our own and come to his or her aid.
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Hands Herself Right Wound
In this universe it is Love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.
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Beautiful Foundation Fulfill Life Love Togetherness Universe

The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.

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The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.

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